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Hydrant · 06-03-2010, 11:59 AM

Ohio schools may require body-mass-index screenings

Associated Press
Updated 10:22 AM Thursday, June 3, 2010
COLUMBUS — A bill to attack childhood obesity by requiring healthier options in school cafeterias has advanced in the Ohio Legislature.

By a 77-21 vote, the Ohio House on Wednesday approved legislation which also would have schools do body-mass-index screenings on students.

But, as the Ohio Senate did earlier, the House dropped a mandate that schools provide students at least 30 minutes of exercise per day. Groups representing teachers and school boards had complained that districts could not afford to implement that proposal.

The House bill allows districts that want to provide the exercise time to opt into a pilot program.

The legislation now returns to the state Senate for a final vote.

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Hydrant WERA Yellow Plate Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Moto: 2003 Suzuki TL1000R, 2002 Honda CBR 600 F4i Posts: 660	Ohio in the news again Ohio schools may require body-mass-index screenings Associated Press Updated 10:22 AM Thursday, June 3, 2010 COLUMBUS — A bill to attack childhood obesity by requiring healthier options in school cafeterias has advanced in the Ohio Legislature. By a 77-21 vote, the Ohio House on Wednesday approved legislation which also would have schools do body-mass-index screenings on students. But, as the Ohio Senate did earlier, the House dropped a mandate that schools provide students at least 30 minutes of exercise per day. Groups representing teachers and school boards had complained that districts could not afford to implement that proposal. The House bill allows districts that want to provide the exercise time to opt into a pilot program. The legislation now returns to the state Senate for a final vote.